In my collection is an engraving created from a drawing by #WilliamHenryPyne. The engraving was created by #JohnWright in 1788. It portrays a scene from backstage at a theatre performance. Possibly a performance of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” with the witches emerging from beneath the stage via a trap door.

A rowdy and possibly hard to please audience can be seen. In the wings are wardrobe mistresses, prop storage as well as actors prepared to enter on their cue.

The print has been coloured – not wonderfully done, though – but it does add some interest to the overall image.